§ 32-2. Street construction and improvements.

(a)

Council resolution. Whenever the improvement of any street or part thereof shall be deemed necessary by the mayor and council, a resolution stating the nature and location of the proposed improvement shall be declared and published once a week for three consecutive weeks in the newspaper in which the county sheriff's advertisements are published. If the owners of a majority of the lineal feet of frontage of the lands abutting on the proposed improvement do not within 15 days after the last day of publication of said resolution file with the city administrator a written protest against such improvement, and contracts for the work to be done shall be entered into an assessments and liens shall be fixed in accordance with the provisions of O.C.G.A. title 36, ch. 39 (O.C.G.A. § 36-39-1 et seq.).

(b)

Permit required. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct or lay any pavement for or on any public street, sidewalk, curb, alley, or other public way, or to repair the same, without having first obtained a permit from the city administrator in the manner specified in this chapter.

(c)

Bond. Each applicant for a permit to construct or improve any pavement on any public street, sidewalk, curb, alley, or other public way shall be required to file a bond in the amount designated by the public works director to fully protect the city from loss, with surety to be approved by the city council, required to indemnify the city for any loss or damage caused by, or resulting from, the work undertaken.

(d)

Specifications.

(1)

In general. All street and sidewalk pavements and all curbing shall be laid in conformity with the specifications established by the state department of transportation.

(2)

Curb ramping. The standard for construction of curb ramps on each side of any city street, or any connecting street or road, for which curbs have been prescribed, shall be not less than one ramp per lineal block placing them at the crosswalks at intersections. Such ramps shall be at least 40 inches wide and so constructed as to allow reasonable access to the crosswalk for physically handicapped persons.

(e)

Barricades. Any person, firm, or corporation laying or repairing any pavement on a street, sidewalk, or other public place shall maintain suitable barricades to prevent injury to any person or vehicle by reason of the work, which barricades shall be protected by a light at nighttime.

(Code 1985, § 8-202)